EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Saint Gobain Solar Gard LLC
San Diego, CA · Parent: Saint-Gobain Corp
- Total releases
- 11.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Saint Gobain Solar Gard LLC: how the 11.4K lbs splits
11.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 11.4K lbs 100.0%
Saint Gobain Solar Gard LLC's 11.4K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Toluene.
Carcinogen-classified pounds vs other reported pounds
Same cumulative TRI total as above, split by EPA/IARC carcinogen classification on each chemical: pounds share, not chemical count. Classification is not a site health-risk score.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CARC-MID
Saint Gobain Solar Gard LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in San Diego, CA, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 2.3K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 11.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 9,546 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In California's 1,149 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Saint Gobain Solar Gard LLC is pounds #395 and chemical-count #429 at 11.4K lbs. Clean Harbors Buttonwillow LLC leads reported pounds (50.4M lbs) at 45 chemicals (chemical-count #2). Chevron Products Co Richmond Refinery leads chemical count at 46 chemicals (3.0M lbs, pounds #13). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Solar Turbines Inc Kearny Mesa; L3 Technologies Inc.; Airgas USA LLC; Caes Systems Llc.. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside California: Questech Corp; Eagle Industries Inc; Atco Rubber Products Inc; Aristech Surfaces LLC. Other Saint-Gobain Corp sites in this extract: Certainteed LLC; Corhart Refractories; Certainteed LLC; Saint Gobain Industrial Ceramic Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Toluene; Methyl isobutyl ketone; n-Hexane.
Compare Saint Gobain Solar Gard LLC with
Nearest reporters in California
- Solar Turbines Inc Kearny Mesa San Diego · 22 lbs
- L3 Technologies Inc. San Diego · 0 lbs
- Airgas USA LLC San Diego · 10 lbs
- Caes Systems Llc. San Diego · 11 lbs
Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber sites elsewhere: Questech Corp (VT) · Eagle Industries Inc (MI) · Atco Rubber Products Inc (GA)
Saint Gobain Solar Gard LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 3 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 11.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Questech Corp and Eagle Industries Inc.
Saint Gobain Solar Gard LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
11K lbs Top 37% higher than 63% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Saint Gobain Solar Gard LLC: Toluene-led volume
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Saint Gobain Solar Gard LLC reports the 779th-largest volume (11.4K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Toluene alone is 72.2% of the total. Scale peers outside California include Questech Corp and Eagle Industries Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Saint Gobain Solar Gard LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Toluene at 72.2%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Saint Gobain Solar Gard LLC's total reported releases rose from 1.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Saint Gobain Solar Gard LLC's air releases rose from 1.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Saint Gobain Solar Gard LLC Form-R facts
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Comparison reflects reported pounds and chemical counts, not toxicity or health risk. Averages cover facilities reporting any release.
How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Saint Gobain Solar Gard LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 11.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 1% (2.3K lbs to 2.3K lbs).
Saint Gobain Solar Gard LLC: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Saint Gobain Solar Gard LLC year-over-year reported totals (increased by 1% from 2019 to 2023). TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production, waste handling, and reporting changes, not only with controls. Lead chemical in the extract: Toluene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2.3K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 2.3K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 2.7K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 1.8K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 2.3K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Toluene | 8.2K lbs | - |
| Methyl isobutyl ketone | 2.9K lbs | Carcinogen |
| n-Hexane | 234 lbs | - |
Saint Gobain Solar Gard LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Saint Gobain Solar Gard LLC
Closest other reporters in California - including Solar Turbines Inc Kearny Mesa, L3 Technologies Inc., Airgas USA LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 1,148 other reporting facilities in California.
Similar Plastics and Rubber Facilities
Other Plastics and Rubber facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside California - e.g. Questech Corp, Eagle Industries Inc, Atco Rubber Products Inc.
Compare beyond California
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Saint Gobain Solar Gard LLC on cumulative reported pounds (11.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Oldcastle Building Envelope - Texas Facility, Tradebe Treatment & Recycling Northeast LLC, Packerland Whey Products Inc. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International Inc. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
- Oldcastle Building Envelope - Texas Facility Terrell, TX · Primary Metals 11.4K lbs reported
- Tradebe Treatment & Recycling Northeast LLC Meriden, CT · Hazardous Waste 11.4K lbs reported
- Packerland Whey Products Inc Luxemburg, WI · Food 11.4K lbs reported
- Lehigh Heavy Forge Corp Bethlehem, PA · Fabricated Metals 11.4K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Saint-Gobain Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Certainteed LLC, Corhart Refractories, Certainteed LLC.
About TRI Data
Data as of 2023 reporting year. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Toxic Release Inventory.
On this page the largest disclosed chemicals include Toluene, Methyl isobutyl ketone, n-Hexane; nearby reporters include Solar Turbines Inc Kearny Mesa. Saint Gobain Solar Gard LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-MID carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
Use and verify this record
This Saint Gobain Solar Gard LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-MID · lead Toluene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Saint Gobain Solar Gard LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for San Diego, CA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 326130 · Plastics and Rubber. 0.2% of San Diego TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Oldcastle Building Envelope - Texas Facility (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Saint Gobain Solar Gard LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-MID · lead Toluene. PlainEnviro renders this EPA Form-R extract from its pipeline; no figure is typed in by an editor. Corrections: editorial policy.
All federal data sources used on this page
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Basic Data Files - annual self-reported chemical-release filings. epa.gov
- EPA TRI Program reference - how chemicals and reported releases are counted. epa.gov
- EPA Facility Registry Service - facility location and identity. epa.gov
- EPA ECHO - regulatory and compliance context. epa.gov
- EPA Envirofacts - the EPA data warehouse exposing these datasets. epa.gov